Rosa Bonheur, awell known French artist, known for animalière - painting of animals and sculptor, was born on 16 March 1822 in Bordeaux, France.
Some facts about Rosa Bonheur
- Bonheur's mother was Sophie Bonheur a piano teacher.
- Bonheur's father was a painter who encouraged her for her artistic talents.
- Bonheur's siblings were artists as well, know for their animal painters & sculptors.
- She was the first female artist to be awarded the French Legion of Honor in year 1985
- After her mother's death when she was 11, in several years later, she left school support her family.
- She died at the age of 77 on 25 May 1899 in Thomery, France.
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